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The Fear (unfinished) by Omar Musa It was said, “be afraid.” And the people became afraid. I stood, a dwarf in a petrified forest, watching them dance the ancient dance — there seemed joy in their terror, & laughter, too. People baked bullets into their bread. They chopped up newspapers & fried them with sliced onions & sizzling steaks. They stroked surveillance cameras between their legs. They treated TV screens like wells, dipping buckets into them, filling teacups & offering them to neighbours. At times it held the shape of mirrors & men, but mostly, the Fear spread across the waking earth as if it were gas & gas expands to fill whatever vessel it is put in. Today, A man would not serve me at the supermarket. A woman crossed the street to avoid me. An anonymous email wished death upon me. I, too, became afraid.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:48:20 +0000

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